Major Known Issues with '04 - '06 Camry's? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

RobE · 02-11-2008, 02:53 PM

Hi all. I'm a newbie and have found a lot of great info on this site - thanks for all of that! My '92 Nissan Maxima has 218K miles, so I'm starting to plan for it's replacement. I have 2 small kids, so I'm gravitating towards the Camry. My question is this - what, if any, are the major known issues with the '04 - '06 Camry's and what remedies has Toyota stepped up to covering/extending warranties? Tried searching the Recalls and TSB's in this forum, but didn't see anything. I'm hoping that is my answer - this is a great car with no major known issues. Thanks!

CamrySExxx · 02-11-2008, 03:02 PM

SLOW ahah im just kidding. Which model are you looking at and what size engine

RobE · 02-11-2008, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamrySExxx

SLOW ahah im just kidding. Which model are you looking at and what size engine

Thanks, CamrySExxx. Looking at an SE, 6 cylinder. I may be a dad, but I'm NOT my dad

TRD VVTi · 02-11-2008, 03:13 PM

There really isn't anything that's common or major with the Gen 5-5.5 Camry.

Gen 6's ('07 and up) are a different story though.

jjthenovice · 02-11-2008, 07:22 PM

I agree with TRDVVTi. I had a 03 XLE V6 with no problems. I traded it for an 07 XLE V6. I know that the Gen 6's have had some problems but I believe the worst is behind them IMHO. Having said that, I would suggest a 08 V6 because there is a world of diff between the two V6's. I believe the Gen6 V6s get better gas mileage and are much faster. I couldn't believe the difference from my 03 V6 and my 07 V6. I had an 01 LE with a 4cy and went to the 03 XLE V6 and thought wow what a difference! Then I went from the 03 V6 to the 07 V6 and it was like going from a 4 cyl to a 6 and like I said, the gas mileage was much better. My son has an 06 LE 4cyl and I get equal to and sometimes better gas mileage that he does. I hope this helps.

05CamryGuy · 02-11-2008, 10:47 PM

There are two issues I remember witht he Gen5-5.5, as they have been addressed on my old '05. They were:

(1) Slow transmission lag when shifting. There was an ECU flash for this
(2) Steering intermediate shaft problem - there was a TSB for this, see this post: Thud in the steering wheel and pulls to the left.

Other than that, I dont recall any other issues

RobE · 02-12-2008, 01:58 PM

Thanks all for the great info - will certainly help narrow down my choices.

vukenny81 · 02-20-2008, 10:23 PM

I have experience the steering wheel shaft. I went to a toyota dealer and even call them up to complain and get it fix for free under warranty of powertrain. My basica warranty is gone. So yet, I couldnt fix it for me due to it is not under the powertrain warranty.

***CharmCityES*** · 02-20-2008, 10:52 PM

theres very very few known issues with the gen 5 - 5.5 camrys....
as stated above, for the 05-05 V6 camrys, theres the two minor ecu/TSB issues with the tranny, but both are very minor and have easy fixes

Rissole · 02-25-2008, 03:26 PM

In Oz the gen 5 had a recall for a new relay and fuse for the head lights as some had burnt out but nothing else yet

vukenny81 · 03-05-2008, 11:38 PM

My Foglight fuse had burned on me once.

xpeed · 03-06-2008, 12:38 AM

I never had any problems with my 05' Camry. Only issue I had was a loose handbrake, but a good member in here helped me tighten it so it's no longer loose.